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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'I have also read the Modern Philosophers, which in spight [sic] of a little vulgarity & too much sameness, I like extremely. Julia's character is beautiful & tho' Harri...Lady Caroline Lamb Elizabeth HamiltonMemoirs of Modern PhilosophersPrint: Book
1800-1849[Mary Shelley's Reading List for 1816. The diary from May 1815-July 1816 is lost, so this list is our only record for Mary's reading in early 1816. Later in the year text...Percy Bysshe Shelley Elizabeth HamiltonMemoirs of Modern PhilosophersPrint: Book
1800-1849[Mary Shelley's Reading List for 1816. The diary from May 1815-July 1816 is lost, so this list is our only record for Mary's reading in early 1816. Later in the year text...Mary Godwin Elizabeth HamiltonMemoirs of Modern PhilosophersPrint: Book
1700-1799'[EDITOR'S WORDS] The same enlightened judgment [of a friend] which had protected "The Rajah", gave its sanction to "The Modern Philosophers", notwithstanding the objecti...Mrs G- Elizabeth HamiltonMemoirs of Modern Philosophers Manuscript: Unknown
1800-1849?In my leisure hours during this year, and the years 1838 and 1839, I read the whole of Shakespeare?s dramatic works, Mr. Sharon Turner?s ?Sacred History of the Creation?...Thomas Carter Samuel DrewMemoirs of Mr Samuel DrewPrint: Book
1800-1849'I take this opportunity of returning you A.K.'s fragments. I do believe it has been of material service... as for A.K.'s French pasage, you will be surprised at the impr...Louisa, Lady Stuart Sophia BaddeleyMemoirs of Mrs Sophia Baddeley Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Patronage & the Milesian chief - finish 5th vol of Clarendon - Shelley reads life of Cromwell'Percy Bysshe Shelley [unknown]Memoirs of Oliver Cromwell and his children, suppo...Print: Book
1800-1849'Finish Milesian & Patronage - read Holcrofts travels - S. reads life of Cromwell.'Percy Bysshe Shelley [unknown]Memoirs of Oliver Cromwell and his children, suppo...Print: Book
1800-1849'read Alexy Haimatoff - study a little greek - read Political Justice'.Mary Godwin Thomas Jefferson HoggMemoirs of Prince Alexy HaimatoffPrint: Book
1800-1849''Tuesday Oct. 4th. [...] Read Alexy [...] Haimatoff twice through -- more delighted with it [...] In the Evening read Political Justice -- Sit up till twelve.' ...Claire Clairmont Thomas Jefferson HoggMemoirs of Prince Alexy HaimatoffPrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday Oct 19th [...] Read Prince Alexy Haimatoff again -- read also Political Justice [...] In the Evening read Memoires of Voltaire by himself.' Claire Clairmont Thomas Jefferson HoggMemoirs of Prince Alexy HaimatoffPrint: Book
1800-1849'Saturday -- 29th. [...] Read Comus. & Prince Alexy Haimatoff'.Claire Clairmont Thomas Jefferson HoggMemoirs of Prince Alexy HaimatoffPrint: Book
1800-1849'Sunday Nov. 6th. Rise at nine [...] Read Prince Alexy Haimatoff & King Richard III [...] Dine at four.' Claire Clairmont Thomas Jefferson HoggMemoirs of Prince Alexy HaimatoffPrint: Book
1800-1849'I read part of Alexy. I repeated one of my own poems.'Percy Bysshe Shelley Thomas Jefferson HoggMemoirs of Prince Alexy Haimatoff, translated from...Print: Book
1800-1849'Read Cumberlands memoirs'Mary Shelley Richard CumberlandMemoirs of Richard Cumberland. Written by himself.Print: Book
1800-1849'Finish the memoirs - of Cumberland - read the Rambler'Mary Shelley Richard CumberlandMemoirs of Richard Cumberland. Written by himself.Print: Book
1800-1849'I have become acquainted with a Mr Cumberland, who must be agreeable, for he has an hereditary right to it. I have been reading his father's life. It explains the story ...Richard CumberlandMemoirs of Richard Cumberland: written by HimselfPrint: Book
1800-1849'read Edgeworths life.'Mary Shelley Richard Lovell EdgeworthMemoirs of Richard Lovell EdgeworthPrint: Book
1800-1849'Wednesday July 11th. Read Edgeworth's Memoirs. [...] 'Thursday July 12th. [...] Read Life of Edgeworth -- I think their system seems to aim at making the mind s...Claire Clairmont Richard Lovell and Maria EdgeworthMemoirs of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Esq. Begun b...Print: Book
1800-1849'Of course you have read Segur, & Pepys, and with the latter are perhaps "mightily" weary now & then, but on the whole amused - There is a interesting History of the Towe...Sarah Harriet Burney Samuel PepysMemoirs of Samuel PepysPrint: Book


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